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1979 World Junior Curling Championships

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1979 World Junior Curling Championships
Host cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
DatesMarch 11–17
Men's winner United States (1st title)
SkipDonald Barcome Jr.
ThirdRandy Darling
SecondBobby Stalker
LeadEarl Barcome
Finalist Scotland (Andrew McQuistin)
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The 1979 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 11 to 17 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[2]

Teams

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Country Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
 Canada Darren Fish Lorne Barker Murray Ursulak Randy Ursuliak
 Denmark Tommy Stjerne Oluf Olsen Steen Hansen Peter Andersen Hvidovre CC
 France Claude Feige Gilles Marin-Pache Gerard Ravello Christophe Boan
 West Germany Roland Jentsch Hans-Joachim Burba Wolfgang Burba Werner Kolb
 Italy Massimo Alvera Franco Sovilla Stefano Morona Dennis Ghezze Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
 Norway Sjur Loen Morten Skaug Olav Saugstad Tom Sørlundsengen Brumunddal CC, Oslo
 Scotland Andrew McQuistin Neale McQuistin Hugh Aitken Dick Adams
 Sweden Tony Eng Sören Grahn Lars Grengmark Anders Svennerstedt Karlstads CK, Karlstad
 Switzerland Eric Rudolph Manuel Guiger Pasqual Bianchi Tony Weil
 United States Donald Barcome Jr. Randy Darling Bobby Stalker Earl Barcome Grand Forks CC, North Dakota

Round robin

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Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wins Losses
1  Canada * 4:8 6:5 6:4 6:5 5:4 9:7 6:4 10:5 11:2 8 1
2  United States 8:4 * 7:3 5:6 6:5 9:3 6:7 6:3 7:5 10:2 7 2
3  Norway 5:6 3:7 * 8:7 6:4 4:6 5:2 9:6 7:5 8:4 6 3
4  Scotland 4:6 6:5 7:8 * 5:3 7:3 2:7 13:2 6:5 7:6 6 3
5  Switzerland 5:6 5:6 4:6 3:5 * 6:5 8:7 6:4 4:2 6:5 5 4
6  Denmark 4:5 3:9 6:4 3:7 5:6 * 4:2 6:4 11:5 9:4 5 4
7  Sweden 7:9 7:6 2:5 7:2 7:8 2:4 * 7:4 7:6 6:4 5 4
8  Italy 4:6 3:6 6:9 2:13 4:6 4:6 4:7 * 9:6 7:5 2 7
9  France 5:10 5:7 5:7 5:6 2:4 5:11 6:7 6:9 * 11:5 1 8
10  Germany 2:11 2:10 4:8 6:7 5:6 4:9 4:6 5:7 5:11 * 0 9
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

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Semifinal Gold Medal Game
      
1  Canada 3
4  Scotland 5
1  Scotland 4
3  United States 5
2  United States 7
3  Norway 4 Bronze medal game
1  Canada 8
3  Norway 4

Final standings

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Place Team Games
played
Wins Losses
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 11 9 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Scotland 11 7 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 11 9 2
4  Norway 11 6 5
5  Switzerland 9 5 4
6  Denmark 9 5 4
7  Sweden 9 5 4
8  Italy 9 2 7
9  France 9 1 8
10  Germany 9 0 9

Awards

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All-Star Team:

References

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  1. ^ "Tempo picking up for world junior final". Regina Leader-Post. March 19, 1979.
  2. ^